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Swanky nightclubs, live music bars, karaoke, quiet chatty bars, noisy chatty bars, stand-up comic bars, specialist beer bars, discos... you name it, Helsinki has it, and very often until four in the morning if sufficient resources of cash and energy are at hand. More sedate entertainments are available too, of course, and Helsinki's varied music scene is about to be supplemented with a new Music Centre opposite the Parliament House, improving the classical music range significantly.
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Billed as a beer restaurant and one of several across the city in the same chain, Kaisla is close to the railway station and has one of the best selections of bottled and tap beer in Helsinki. It's close to the university ... more
The steamiest rock club in town, and often a good place to catch up-and-coming international acts on early international tours - the acts have ranged from Tom Waits to Florence and the Machine over the venue's 40 year hist... more
Mid Range, €10-40 depending on act status, in Helsinki
A handsome and atmospheric granite fortress of a building, Juttutupa has Socialist party connections but is frequented by all sorts, especially music-lovers, who fill out the place for regualr Wednesday night Rytmihär... more
Mid Range, Beer on tap €6.50; pizzas €12-15, in Helsinki
"Urkki", as it's known to the locals, is one Helsinki's oldest pubs and has a beer menu runing to 80 different Finnish and imported ales, including an excellent on-tap selection of bers and ciders. A good venue f... more
Mid Range, €6-7 for on tap half litre beers, in Helsinki
Finns have a curious love of karaoke and this is one of the longest-established and most authentic locations to experience heart-felt renditions of Like a Virgin and My Way, courtesy of the Helsinki public. Stars of the fu... more
The low 18 age limit is welcome for younger partiers who sometimes have problems finding late night clubs in Helsinki. Bright atmosphere, low on the fight quota, and upstair sofas for surveying the feverish scenes below.
Mid Range, €5 entry after 11pm; coat check €2.5, in Helsinki
DTM - Don't Tell Mama - is the biggest Gay cafe, disco and nigh club combo in the Nordic area and centre of Helsinki's gay clubbing universe. Visitors can lounge around in the cafe by day (it's also the 'first WLAN Gay Caf... more
Mid Range, Entry fee on Saturday nights and special events only, in Helsinki
If Walls of Death and Mosh Pits are your thing, the Tuska Heavy Metal Festival is your heaven (or hell). Heavy music is disprortionately popular in the Nordic region, and this is one of the biggest gatherings of black-clad... more
Mid Range, day ticket €60 euros; three day ticket €110, in Helsinki
An annually expanding but still compact music festival held in and around an old gasworks, Flow manages to attract the latest cool acts each year - in 2010 the The XX were headliners, for example, and in 2011 James Blake a... more
One of the first "beer restaurants" in Helsinki pioneering beers other than the generic flavourless lager types, Black Door has recently more than doubled its size and has decent DJs on Friday nights providing go... more
Mid Range, Finnish and imported beers 5-8 euros, in Helsinki
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